For live updates on today’s events, see here. 

After a week of protests for George Floyd, the black man who was killed by Minneapolis police on May 25, D.C. is expecting to enter its ninth day of protests on Saturday — which officials anticipate will draw the largest crowd sizes since the demonstrations began last Friday. D.C.’s protests became a point of national attention following President Donald Trump’s deployment of multiple federal law enforcement agencies around the city, and the violent removal of peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday for Trump’s photo at St. John’s Church.

“We have a lot of public, open-source information to suggest that the event on this upcoming Saturday may be one of the largest that we’ve had in the city,” Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said in a press briefing Thursday.

Ahead of the expected protests, MPD has closed several roads to parking and vehicle traffic, Metro has adjusted its train operations, and several theaters and churches announced they’ll be opening their doors to protesters seeking a bathroom or snack break.

Here’s what you need to know ahead of Saturday’s protests.

Where are the D.C. protests? 

12 p.m.: “We Want Change” rally at the Lincoln Memorial

1 p.m.: UDC’s Black Law Student Association will meet at the Capitol and march in solidarity

2 p.m.: Freedom Fighters DC will demonstrate at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, east of the Capitol

3 p.m. Migration Matters Defund POLI.C.E. rally at 801 North Capitol St. NE (UDC-CC)

4 p.m.: National organization Refuse Fascism will protest in Lafayette Square

4 p.m.: A mobile go-go demonstration, We Keep Us Safe: Go-go To The DOJ, will start out at at 14th and U streets, and head to Thomas Circle at 5 p.m. before ending up at Freedom Plaza at Black Lives Matter Plaza at 6 p.m.

5 p.m.: The District Peaceful Protest will start out at Malcolm X Park

5 p.m.: Queer and Trans Rally in Dupont Circle to “support different communities in resistance”

6 p.m.: We Keep Us Safe Go-Go Rally at Freedom Plaza

6:30 p.m.: Concerned Citizens of D.C. will march from 14th and New York Avenue to the White House

9 p.m.: Black Lives Matter DC will have a black joy party at the newly rechristened Black Lives Matter Plaza at 16th and H streets NW

Where are other protests?

Arlington: The Arlington March for Black Lives kicks off at noon at the Arlington Courthouse, and will proceed past the Iwo Jima Memorial, across the Memorial Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial and ultimately Lafayette Park. LaColectiVa will rally in Highlands Park at 5 p.m.

Montgomery County: Two protests start in the early afternoon: from the Marilyn J. Praisner Recreation Center in Burtonsville at 2 p.m. to the White Oak Police Station, and from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School at 5 p.m. along East-West Highway.

Road closures

From 6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, several roads surrounding the National Mall and downtown D.C. will be closed to vehicular traffic—including various parts of Pennsylvania Avenue NW and Constitution Avenue NW, and roads as far north as L Street NW. If it is safe to do so, MPD says essential vehicles or residents traveling to and from their houses may be allowed to pass on these roads. From 5 a.m. to 11:59 p.m., several of those streets will also be closed to parking. The full list of traffic closures is on MPD’s website, and the map below outlines the restricted roadways enclosed in the red border.

Metro service adjustments

Metro trains will operate from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, and Metro buses from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. In anticipation for an influx of riders this weekend, Metro will be reopening the first and eighth train cars to passengers, after closing them to protect operators from COVID-19. Per a regulation handed down last month, all Metro riders are required to wear masks.

Curfew

As of Friday, there has not been a curfew declared for Saturday, June 6. (The city hasn’t had a curfew since Wednesday.) In a press conference Friday morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser said any announcement for a curfew would come early Saturday morning.

Where to find a bathroom, shelter, electric outlets, or supplies

Various churches, concert venues, theaters, and office buildings are opening their doors on Saturday for protesters who need a break. 9:30 Club, Arena Stage, and Keagan Theatre, among others, will open their lobbies in the afternoon and evening. New York Avenue Presbyterian Church will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday to provide bathrooms and water. Scrofano Law offices on 5th Street NW will be open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. for bathroom use, phone charging, and snacks and water. Near the Dirksen Senate Office Building on 2nd Street NE, the Friends Committee on National Legislation will be open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. for protesters needing some air-conditioned rest. See here for a full list.